Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 28, 2018

A Project Steering Group is the oversight committee of a project. All projects should have one, but the make up of the group depends on your project. It’s generally acknowledged that having strong leadership is important for project success, so getting your Project Steering Group set up as soon as you can is a good start.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A project manager’s job isn’t just about managing the work. Part of a resource management plan is to build the skills of your team. However, you should also consider how good they are at doing the work of projects – project management. Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks.

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Musings on Project Management

APRIL 8, 2019

Risk un-management? Perhaps the largest task within risk management, and requiring the greatest judgment, is "risk un-management" On any project there are going to be dozens, perhaps hundreds, of unmanaged risks. These comprise the population to be un-managed.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Thoughtlessly making assumptions or ignoring risks can lead to critical problems.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

By Alan Zucker We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Our risks were identified, but a response strategy was never created.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 16, 2020

Are you a better project manager today than you were a year ago? In case you missed some of my blog posts, I'm sharing my most popular project risk management posts of 2019. So, just how many of you came to the Project Risk Coach website in 2019? Risks derail our projects. Risks derail our projects.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 21, 2019

It’s big business that’s involved in almost every sector of the economy, and therefore carries some major risks. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you the importance of IT risk management in this short tutorial video. In Review – IT Risk Management Strategies and Best Practices. What is IT Risk Management?

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MPUG

APRIL 26, 2021

Risks were identified, then qualified, and risk responses planned. For implementation of these risk responses, a number of actions were needed. Some were taken, but most ignored or overlooked because of other projects and lack of understanding of risk management at an organizational level.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? Do agile projects have risks associated with them? And do we want to let those risks run wild without any effort to contain them? Why is Risk Management in Agile Projects Even a Question?

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Productivity Land

JULY 17, 2023

However, navigating uncertainties requires effective risk management. In this article, we will delve into the world of agile risk management, exploring strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in projects. By recognizing and categorizing these risks, project teams can proactively address them.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 26, 2017

Risk management is such an effective vehicle for climbing the tallest mountain or swimming the deepest sea. However, the risk management pitfalls are many, rendering us completely ineffective in our attempt to fulfill our dreams. Thou shalt not make risk management complicated. Forrest Gump Click To Tweet.

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Proofhub

JUNE 20, 2023

Small Business Risk Management If you’re thinking of starting a new business, learning how to start a t-shirt business or a marketing business is not going to be enough. Internal risk factors are those that are under a company’s control, while external risk variables are those that are beyond its control.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

I fear that many project managers live by the letter of the law and may fail to gain the true benefits of risk management. These individuals are too concerned with checking boxes and making the risk management processes overly complex. Thou shalt not make risk management complicated. If so, why?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 30, 2017

One reason a project manager may have a bad reputation is bloated project plans. While I’m a fan of planning, let’s use some common sense and right-size our risk management plans. A risk management plan for the Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be much larger than a plan for a Southern Living Idea House. Risk categories.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 30, 2017

One reason a project manager may have a bad reputation is bloated project plans. While I’m a fan of planning, let’s use some common sense and right-size our risk management plans. A risk management plan for the Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be much larger than a plan for a Southern Living Idea House. Risk categories.

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Epicflow Blog

JUNE 10, 2022

Accordingly, they are more vulnerable to the consequences of risk-bearing events. When unmanaged, these risks can impact people’s safety and, to make matters worse, come down to considerable financial losses. . What are the most typical risks associated with aerospace engineering projects, and how to manage them effectively?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 31, 2024

The most commonly used planning constraint method in project management was historically the “triple constraint” – time, cost and scope – sometimes known as the project management triangle or the “iron triangle” because it’s often shown as a triangle with the constraints at each vertex. What is the Triple Constraint?

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I got introduced to formal project management processes through Rational Unified Process (RUP) in the year 2000. I had to learn about RUP because our company had adopted it to implement and manage projects. I had to learn about RUP because our company had adopted it to implement and manage projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

You’ve probably heard project managers talk about project assurance, but what exactly is it? Provide advice to the project manager The assurance function will advise on who should be part of the project team. They can also help the project manager tailor the approach, methods or controls used to make sure it is fit for purpose.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some project managers have a defensive mindset. 3 Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really? Project managers may use qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to evaluate opportunities. Consequently, these project managers and team members fail to take advantage of these upside risks. Table Of Contents.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2016

If you are a project manager, making tough calls and decisions is part of your everyday life. Regardless of how much project management experience you have, at a certain point you will still want or need to make a decision as a team. The Group Decision Process. Group decisions can be tricky, even with appropriate instruments.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

What qualifications do you need to land a project management job? What Are Project Management Qualifications? Being qualified for a position as a project manager means you have the skills, experience and temperament for the job. Qualified project managers need the right tools for the job. Thanks for watching!

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. Below the example, you’ll find all the required information and resources to create your Risk Management Plan quickly and for free. Risk Management Plan Definition. Risk Register, WBS). Monitoring Risks.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

In Chapter 3 of my book — The Intentional Project Manager , I share twelve reasons that risk management can become ineffective. I would also like to invite you to join the Intentional Project Manager Facebook Group where we discuss the development of interpersonal skills. Click here to enroll.

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nTask

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Gary David Cohn once said, “If you don’t invest in risk management, it doesn’t matter what business you’re in, it’s a risky business.”. Project manager or not – professionals on all levels have to interact with researching, identifying, and resolving risks. Risk Identification Techniques.

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Planview

JULY 29, 2021

Risk management is one of the core project knowledge areas, an essential and ongoing process which can be described as the methodical process of identification, analysis and response to project risks involving several major phases which are similar to all projects. The Risk Analysis Process in Project Management.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2023

If you’re not working from an agenda or you don’t manage those meetings, that can be true. Let’s take a look at 10 different types of project management meetings and define them, and we’ll start with the definition of what a project meeting is. But meetings are critical for project planning and team collaboration.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Managing Risk and Avoiding Failure in Business Projects. Risk management is the most important of your project controls. So what exactly is project risk management? It won’t.

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Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Project management standards such as the PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition state that contingency reserves, which are established to offset the cost or schedule impacts of realized identified risks, are considered part of the project budget and cost baseline. This matches my own experience from the previous two companies I worked for.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A project management timeline is a communication tool so if you want to communicate about the plans for training, just do a slide showing that. As a project manager, it’s also what I want to know from workstream leads. Also, the critical path might not be super clear anyway as grouped activities are not at a granular level.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2023

PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. It can be a department in that organization or a group of professionals, either inside or outside the organization. The two others are the program management office and the portfolio management office.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

When I brainstormed a list of project management skills to put on my resume (which over here in the UK we call a CV), it was a long list. How do you list the project management skills required without it turning into a giant list of buzzwords? Below, we’ll look at some examples of common project management skills for your resume.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I have had the privilege of managing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), composed of several project managers. The best project managers were the ones who had a habit of identifying and managing risks. Let's look at three ways you can improve your risk identification and reduce major misses.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 10, 2022

They also are the main risk-taker and decision-maker on the project so it’s important to have them around. The project management plan is the responsibility of the project manager, although everyone in the team will end up having input to it. We recommend: Project Management Plan Template. You manage lessons learned.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Generally speaking, projects require five process groups — initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. These are known as the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) process groups. An introduction into PMBOK process groups and knowledge areas. What are the process groups of PMBOK?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. As a project manager, part of your role is shepherding the work through the project lifecycle. Risk management. Expectation management. Stakeholder engagement.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2024

Employers also see reducing risk as a benefit. In my article on how to convince your boss to go (or stay) remote , I shared research on how 73% of managers reported reduced risk with flexible work, as employees can work regardless of bad weather, illness, and various other factors. We’d love to hear from you.

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